After being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2003 , Two-time Oscar-winner, Robert De Niro underwent successful surgery on his prostate. The 60-year-old actor is said to be confident of beating the disease, however, as it was discovered early.

She was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2002 . The disease was spread vastly to her lymph nodes and by cancer treatments she survived with only 33% survival prognosis . Sharon Osbourne recovered after chemotherapy and undergoing minor surgery .

Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996 and it had spread to his brain and lungs . He was originally given a poor chance of survival , but he went on to not only beat cancer , but also win the Tour de France 7 times !